Holy Ship! 2015's Miami Pre-Party Set Times

The January embarkation of the dance music cruise is just around the corner. (And it will uhntz-uhntz out to sea in February too.) But tonight, it's all about that pre-party madness.

The official bash pops off at Space with back-to-back headlining sets from Justin Martin, Dusky, Oliver, Shiba San, and others. But the real exciting stuff's gonna be downstairs at the Unofficial Pre-Party starring international #ShipFam DJs.

This bro keeps his appearance mysterious and his sets 20,000 leagues under the sea. That means they're deep, btw.

Hot Pot

Set time: 12 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Representing: Boston

According to this dude's Facebook, he's a "scientist by day, G house Superhero at night." The story goes that he was trying to genetically modify the world's spiciest chili, but Doc Billy Brown accidentally turned himself into a "schezuan G house sound-spinning menace."

Dalg & Darb

Set time: 1 a.m. to 2 a.m.

Representing: Brisbane, Australia

Here's a duo from Down Under pushing the UK house sound in the Big Country. Time to get funky.

Subset

Set time: 2 a.m. to 3 a.m.

Representing: New York

Subset gets it, or at least that's what all the t-shirts say. He's the resident DJ for NYC's famous dance hang Webster Hall. He's also the curator of tonight's lineup. Groovy.

Star Falcon

Set time: 3 a.m. to 4 a.m.

Representing: New York

"hi, I'm alex, and I'm a bassaholic." That's what his Facebook says. Apparently, Alex is also on a strict lowercase-only diet. In any case, Star Falcon will take you on a funky house journey to the end of your night. If you last that long, you might as well stay up and hit the docks. Forget sleep! Bon voyage!

Kat Bein is a freelance writer for Miami New Times and has been described as the publication’s "senior millennial correspondent." She holds a bachelor of science in journalism from the University of Florida and an impressive, if unhealthy, knowledge of all things pop culture. With a career emphasis on dance music, she is also a regular contributor to Billboard, Vice’s Thump, and Insomniac.com.